Best Grilled Lemon Garlic Shrimp
Easy Grilled Lemon Garlic Shrimp Skewers basted in a delicious lemon garlic butter sauce. Quick weeknight meal - gourmet level for entertaining and date night.
Servings: 4
Calories:
Equipment
- skewers
- gas grill
Ingredients
- 1 pound large raw shrimp 21/25 size
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 whole garlic cloves peeled and minced
- 1 large lemon juice and zest from half (cut rest in wedges)
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes or more to taste
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley finely chopped
Instructions
- Make the garlic butter sauce: Add olive oil, grated garlic, fresh lemon juice and zest from half of the lemon and white wine to a saucepan.
- Cook 2-3 minutes then stir in the butter, a small pinch of crushed red pepper flakes (or more to your taste) and parsley. Reserve half of the butter sauce. Use the half to baste the shrimp.
- Preheat the grill to medium high heat – about 400 degrees and oil or spray the grates with cooking spray.
- Thread shrimp onto skewers then brush with the scampi sauce, season lightly with salt and pepper and place the skewers on the preheated grill.
- Cook 2-3 minutes per side or until the shrimp are pink and opaque with some char marks, brushing with sauce as it cooks. Don’t overcook or the shrimp will be tough.
- Serve right away with reserved butter sauce for dipping.